Inpatient Pharmacy Technician: Meds Delivery & IV Compounding

Henry Ford Health; Jackson (MI); On-site; USD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Henry Ford Health in Detroit is seeking an inpatient pharmacy technician who works under a pharmacist to prepare medications for patients. You will receive medication orders, enter them into the pharmacy computer system, prepare and label medications, and deliver them to patient care areas.

You will maintain drug inventory, process medication charges, assist in aseptic compounding of IV solutions, fill unit dose cassettes, generate reports, and support teaching of new technicians.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or GED.
• Requires a Pharmacy Technician License from the State of Michigan.
• 6 months pharmacy experience preferred.
• Must have the ability use a computer keyboard and type approximately 25 words per minute.

Responsibilities

• Picks up medication orders and delivers medications to patient care areas on a routine and emergency basis.
• Accurately interprets and enters medication orders into the pharmacy computer system.
• Determines quantities needed to fill prescriptions and prepares prescription medications for dispensing following established policy and procedure.
• Aseptically compounds and labels intravenous solutions according to prescription formula or instructions.
• Fills unit dose cassettes with appropriate medications.
• Generates appropriate computer reports in a timely fashion.
• Maintains accurate and up-to-date admission, discharge, and transfer information.
• Exchanges unit dose cassettes in patient care areas.
• Checks expiration dates and returns items to their correct stock locations.

Skills

Typing 25 wpm

Education

High school diploma or GED

Pharmacy Technician License from the State of Michigan

Job description

Henry Ford Health in Detroit is seeking an inpatient pharmacy technician who works under a pharmacist to prepare medications for patients. You will receive medication orders, enter them into the pharmacy computer system, prepare and label medications, and deliver them to patient care areas.

You will maintain drug inventory, process medication charges, assist in aseptic compounding of IV solutions, fill unit dose cassettes, generate reports, and support teaching of new technicians.